I never knew You lived so close to the floor
but every time I am bowed down crushed by this weight of grief
I feel Your hand on my head
Your breath on my cheek
Your tears on my neck
You never tell me to pull myself together
to stem the flow of many years
You simply stay by my side
for as long as it takes
So close to the floor

[I don’t know who wrote this but whoever it was, opened my heart when I read it!]